Legendary American rapper and entrepreneur Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, takes the number six spot for this year edition of Forbes world’s highest-paid hip-hop acts, after 25-years of releasing his debut album ”Illmatic ”.

The leading American business magazine index ranks Nas at the number 6th spot with an earning of $44 million over the past year, an income made from tours, endorsement deals and equity stakes from venture capitalist Ben Horowitz.

Undisputed Hip-Hop royalty and Rap mogul Jay-Z remains at the top spot with an earning of $76.5 million, followed closely by another RapLord Diddy with $64 million from his stakes in Ciroc and Deleontequila.